[goldstategop]

The troubles began when Pierre Elliot Trudeau helped to abolish parliamentary supremacy by foisting an American style Charter Of Rights upon Canada. Now all the power is with unelected courts rather than with a Parliament directly accountable to the electorate. How democratic is that? There was no thought of gay marriage under Canada's old doctrine since a government that voted to impose it would have lost the next election. Today, the government just meekly follows the lead of the courts.

[tuesday afternoon]

Now all the power is with unelected courts....

How does this differ from the situation in Massachusetts?